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Last updated: October 08, 2026

USPTO Art Unit 2685: Examiners and Allowance Rates

53 examiners • 18 with pending office actions • Communications (Tech Center 2600)

Art unit baseline (last 5 years, 5,286 dispositions): 71% allowance rate • 3.7 office actions per allowance • 854 days median pendency
ExaminerAllowance rateResolved casesPending apps
Andrew W. Bee100.0%30
Jacob F Betit100.0%10
Monica S Young100.0%10
Kerri L Mcnally100.0%14
Jerold B Murphy100.0%10
Nguyen Thanh Vo100.0%10
Robert J Michaud100.0%10
Charles Chiang Chow100.0%10
Clifford Hilaire100.0%10
James E Munion100.0%10
Daniel Previl93.7%36420
Toan Ngoc Pham93.5%24713
Nam V Nguyen92.3%18113
Adnan Aziz91.2%8013
Eric Blount88.9%2359
Phung Nguyen88.8%3740
Curtis J King88.2%19521
Omeed Alizada87.8%1230
Chico A Foxx87.4%24622
Tai T Nguyen86.6%8639
Van Thanh Trieu85.6%88131
Anh V La85.4%3145
Stephen R Burgdorf84.6%13619
Mark S Rushing83.5%2730
Sisay Yacob83.5%4230
Daryl C Pope83.3%180
Thomas J Mullen82.2%4820
Naomi J Small81.2%17619
Hongmin Fan81.1%2810
Mancil H Littlejohn Jr.81.1%11119
Jeffery A Hofsass80.0%50
Rajsheed O Black-Childress79.7%14326
Zhen Y Wu78.8%80023
Ojiako K Nwugo78.4%5790
John Alexander Tweel Jr.72.2%180
Donnie L Crosland69.2%130
Amine Benlagsir68.6%4550
Kaleria Knox68.3%410
Orlando Bousono67.4%3960
Brent Swarthout66.7%180
Quang Pham62.9%17536
Anthony D Afrifa-Kyei62.8%2260
Son M Tang56.2%2190
Franklin D Balseca55.2%4350
Julie Bichngoc Lieu55.0%200
Jonathan R Beckley51.9%270
Quan Zhen Wang50.0%167
Peter Cyrus Mehravari48.9%450
Royit Yu42.9%1190
Hai Phan25.0%160
Albert Kang Wong0.0%10
Omar Casillashernandez0.0%10
Simon Nguyen0.0%10

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the allowance rate in USPTO Art Unit 2685?

70.8% over the last five years, across 5,286 resolved applications.

Which examiners in Art Unit 2685 have the highest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Daniel Previl (93.7%, 364 resolved), Toan Ngoc Pham (93.5%, 247 resolved), Nam V Nguyen (92.3%, 181 resolved).

Which examiners in Art Unit 2685 have the lowest allowance rates?

Among examiners with at least 30 resolved applications: Royit Yu (42.9%, 119 resolved), Peter Cyrus Mehravari (48.9%, 45 resolved), Franklin D Balseca (55.2%, 435 resolved).

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